Session 19 Flashcards
badass {SW}
Ex1: Such a badass guitar player.
Ex2: This was one badass camera.
ready to cause or get into trouble, or tough with formidable strength or skill
There is more to… [than meets the eye] {SW}
Ex: There is more to that problem than meets the eye.
something is actually more complex than it seems
lose {S}
tell someone to stop or quit doing something
lose the attitude / lose the ‘tude {S}
Ex: Lose the ‘tude or someone will need to teach you some manners.
tell someone to change their annoying behavior
teach someone (some) manners {S}
Ex: Lose the ‘tude or someone will need to teach you some manners.give someone a lesson on how to behave
open one’s mind {SW}
Ex: She had opened her mind to new things.
welcome or become receptive to new ideas or things
– top of the food chain >< bottom of the food chain {SW}
– apex predator {SW}
be stronger than, dominate everyone else
to scratch the surface of {SW}
Ex: Officials say they’ve only scratched the surface of the drug problem.
only cover a small part (usually not enough to understand something)
animal kingdom {SW}
the group of all animals
peripheral vision {SW}
Ex1: I have the peripheral vision of a hammerhead shark.
part of vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze
pick up (a signal) {SW}
Ex: What if I am in an area where the phone picks up no signal and I have an emergency?be able to receive or detect some signals
to blend in (with) {SW}
Ex: Security men were trying to blend in with the crowd.
become so similar to others or the surrounding, it’s hard to notice or recognize
relent
relentless
Ex: If the bad weather / the rain relents, the game can continue.
weaken
no weakening
cunning
know how to achieve something in smart way
immense
very large, very big
